Tail record, Bombardier Learjet 45, United States register
A lightly flown Learjet 45: flown less than three quarters of its type.
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Flown less often than 98% of Learjet 45s, by flights a month.
Tracked flights
17
in the twelve months, about 1 a month
Busiest Learjet 45s
470th
of 480 tracked, by flights a month
Estimated hours
≈16
in the twelve months, from time in the air
Flights a month, every tracked Learjet 45
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N823CA stayed within or below the middle half of the fleet in every month. Its busiest month was March 2026, with 7 flights.
Its busiest month was March 2026, with 7 flights. It did not fly in October 2025. The record has 9 tracking gaps, so about one flight in 2 may be missing and every count is a minimum.
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Each measure against all 480 tracked Learjet 45s. Every dot is one aircraft; the gold one is N823CA.
Chapter 4
Gentler than its type
How hard has it been used?
Light use spends maintenance intervals slowly, but long spells parked bring their own wear: seals, corrosion and preservation. Worth asking how it was stored.
Flights a monthLead measure. 2nd percentile
2.1middle Learjet 45 6.3
Days flown a month1st percentile
1.6 dmiddle Learjet 45 4.4 d
Estimated hours a year3rd percentile
≈29 hrmiddle Learjet 45 ≈100 hr
Harsher means harder on the aircraft than three quarters of Learjet 45s; typical is the middle half. Percentiles compare this aircraft with every tracked Learjet 45, over its record since 1 Jan 2025.
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The fleet is shown, and whether N823CA sits inside its middle half. Its grades and values are in the full report.
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Hours per landing, middle Learjet 45: 1.4 : 1
Also graded: short hops. Leg length is shown as context.
N823CA sits inside the middle half. Its grade and exact place are in the full report.
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Salt air, middle Learjet 45: 1%
Also graded: damp air, freeze–thaw, near the coast and moisture in the air.
Not graded: not enough data.
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Short runways, middle Learjet 45: 8%
Also graded: hot, high takeoffs; density altitude; dust and dry climate.
N823CA sits outside the middle half, on one side or the other. Its grade and exact place are in the full report.
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N823CA, Bombardier Learjet 45
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The Aircraft Ledger. “N823CA: how this Bombardier Learjet 45 is flown.” Data through 31 Jul 2026. theaircraftledger.com/aircraft/n823ca
About 16 estimated hours in the 12 months to 31 Jul 2026, across 17 tracked flights. Hours are estimated from time in the air, so the logbook has the exact figure.
N823CA made 17 tracked flights in the 12 months to 31 Jul 2026, about 1 a month, and flew on about 2 days in each month it flew.
None of its 17 tracked flights in the 12 months to 31 Jul 2026 crossed a border.
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